Five Things Every Rotary Club Facebook Page Should Have

1. Five Things Every Rotary Club Facebook Page Should Have

2. Antoinette Tuscano, Communications senior supervisor at Rotary • 20 years communications experience • 6 years social media experience • Manages facebook.com/rotary, @rotary, LinkedIN

3. The Facebook Five • Determine your audience and create a strategy • Use images that make your club look great • Make your About and other Facebook tabs work for you • Post content that is relevant to your audience • Get club buy-in

4. Audience #ricon14

5. Who would you like to read your social media posts? And why?

6. Audience Who is best reached by Facebook? Club members that you see every week and you have email addresses and phone numbers for? Or an external audience looking to learn more and might want to join or donate to your club?

7. What Rotary does can provide the content Facebook audiences look for

8. Strategy TAKE ACTION #ricon14

9. Strategy – How do you reach your audience? 80 percent of your Facebook posts should be about what’s most relevant to your audience.

10. They read your post, and now so what? How do you want someone to feel after reading your post? What action would you like someone to take after reading your post?

11. Simone Collins • Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, District 9455, Western Australia • RICON14 Organizing Committee & Promotions Committee Member • ROSNF Charter Chair & former ROSNF Training Chair • 14 years professional experience in online communities / social media • Facebook.com/rtnsimone Facebook.com/ricon14 Facebook.com/freshwaterbayrotary Facebook.com/rosnf Facebook.com/membershiptips

12. Photos – What attracts people? • Professional look – close up, in focus, good lighting • Colour! • Action • Happy people…and lots of them! • Tell a story • Showcase your members and achievements

13. Photos with an air of mystery

14. Photos that introduce your happy members

15. Photos of your fun, exciting events!

16. Photos of your club making a difference!

17. Photos that recognise success

18. Profile Picsand Cover Photos • Profile picture needs to look good as a small square • Nothing too busy • Easily identifiable, e.g. Rotary emblem • Not likely to change regularly • Cover photos can showcase your club • Photos are easy (only see 850 x 315 px) but choose wisely • More professional mashup with appropriate text (e.g. website URL) even better

19. Profile Picsand Cover Photos

20. Profile Picsand Cover Photos

21. About Section -- Overview • Set the scene succinctly in the “About” overview, just under your profile pic – don't overrun the space provided! • In particular, mention where precisely you are! It can be impossible to work out where a club is from its name alone, especially since many places share the same town name. • If you have room, include your web address.

22. About Section -- Details • Fields provided depend on page category chosen. • Fill in as much detail as possible – especially your contact details! • Be sure to include your web address so visitors can explore further.

23. About Section – Life Events • Use Life Events/ • Milestones to record key occasions: club presidents, awards and etc…

24. Connect with other organizations • Like the pages of other organizations you work with, including Rotaractand Interact clubs, and interact with them!

25. Events • Events are a great way to increase attendance • Very quick to set up • Guests can buy tickets online • Map of location • Easily update attendees and those considering going • Automatic reminders through Facebook

26. Susan’s Rotary Social Media Sites • Rotary Club of Wilmette Harbor Facebook page • Rotary Club of Wilmette Harbor LinkedIn group • Rotary Club of Wilmette Harbor Twitter account ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Susan E. Fisher President Elect & Communications Chair Wilmette Harbor Rotary Club, Wilmette, Illinois, USA Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar in Journalism Related credentials: M.Ed. & interactive marketing certificate Meet me on LinkedIn

27. Content EXCHANGE IDEAS#ricon14

28. PUT A FACE ON ROTARY: Tell your club’s story Reflect your brand Encourage “likes” Remember: A picture says … Promote events Set call to action

29. PUT A FACE ON ROTARY: Show who you are & what you do • This iconic club photo attracted 768 unique users: • Why? • Many people tagged • Many people “liked” • Several people commented • One person shared

30. ENGAGE THE VISITOR: Be simple, relevant, and direct • Use a conversational voice • Target audience with relevant messages • Strike an emotional chord • Try questions to engage • Make clear calls to action

31. ENGAGE THE VISITOR: Help people find you with “like”, @, “tag” & “#” • Help people find you and learn your story through • Likes • Tags • Hashtags (#)

32. KEEP IT FRESH: Check your results, adjust accordingly

33. Club Buy-in TAKE ACTION, EXCHANGE IDEAS, JOIN LEADERS

34. SELL YOUR CLUB: Be clear about benefits • Encourage dialogue • Tell them: FB is too big to ignore • Be clear about objectives: awareness • Contrast with other media • Explain benefits: • Puts a “face” on Rotary • Strengthens club ties • Builds support • Supports recruiting

35. ADDRESS FEARS: Be frank and keep it simple • Simplify concepts • Discuss privacy Define terms: FB, pages, groups, friend, like, messages, news feed, notifications, poke, profile, ticker, timeline, wall

36. GET STARTED: Ask your members to take specific action • Sign up • Visit • Like • Visit • Click • Comment • Share • Keep the momentum – champion the champions, send reminders, set a regular cadence of posts, use scheduling tools, designate a page roles

37. Questions? #ricon14

38. Supplemental TAKE ACTION, EXCHANGE IDEAS, JOIN LEADERS

39. PUT A FACE ON ROTARY: Show ‘em who’s coming to dinner…or breakfast

40. PUT A FACE ON ROTARY: Show how to get involved